sabihondo

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *sapidibundus (“growing with wisdom, increasing knowledge”), from Late Latin sapidus (“wise”), from Latin sapiō (“to know”), by conflation with hondo (“deep”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saˈbjondo/ [saˈβ̞jõn̪.d̪o]
  • Rhymes: -ondo
  • Syllabification: sa‧bihon‧do

Adjective

sabihondo (feminine sabihonda, masculine plural sabihondos, feminine plural sabihondas) (derogatory)

  1. know-it-all
    Synonym: sabelotodo
  2. prolix
    Synonym: prolijo

Further reading

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